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Background of The Study

This document discusses the background of a study, which provides context for the research topic by informing readers about previous related work. It establishes the importance and validity of the research problem by identifying gaps in existing literature. An exhaustive literature review is needed to find similar studies and examine under-explored areas. The background answers what is known and unknown about the topic, why gaps need to be addressed, and the rationale for the study. It introduces relevant past studies at a high level without in-depth discussion, providing only the necessary information for readers to understand the research context.

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Background of The Study

This document discusses the background of a study, which provides context for the research topic by informing readers about previous related work. It establishes the importance and validity of the research problem by identifying gaps in existing literature. An exhaustive literature review is needed to find similar studies and examine under-explored areas. The background answers what is known and unknown about the topic, why gaps need to be addressed, and the rationale for the study. It introduces relevant past studies at a high level without in-depth discussion, providing only the necessary information for readers to understand the research context.

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Background of the Study

The background of the study is the part of your paper where you inform the reader of the
context of the study. When we say context, it means the situation or circumstances within which
your research topic was conceptualized. Ideally, this part is written when you have already
conducted a literature review and has a good perception of the topic so you can articulate the
importance and validity of the research problem. It is also in this part of the paper where you justify
the need to conduct a research study about the topic selected by establishing the research gap.

A research gap is an under or unexplored area of a topic that requires further exploration.
The gap can be in a form of other variables, conditions, population, methodology, or test subject. To
identify research gaps, an exhaustive literature review regarding the topic is required. You may
have to look for similar or related studies employing quantitative, qualitative, or mixed-methods
from legitimate sources and examine the gray areas. Reading through the Discussion, Conclusion, or
the Recommendations sections of the articles will help you know potential areas of study that need
further attention. Identifying research gaps sometimes would even make researchers modify their
research problem as they get noteworthy ideas from fellow researchers.

While both the Background of the Study and the Review of Related Literature involves
reading past related studies, they differ in some aspects. The former is at the introductory part of
the paper with the purpose of relaying the importance of your research study; the latter is more
comprehensive and thoroughly discuss the studies mentioned in the background of research.
Moreover, the background of the study will answer the following questions:
1. What is already known about the topic?
2. What is not known about the topic?
3. Why do you need to address those gaps?
4. What is the rationale of your study?

While answering these questions, keep in mind that the studies you include in this part of the
paper are laid down as part of the introduction and should not be discussed in great detail. The
depth and length of the background information largely depend on how much information you
think the reader needs to know to have a full grasp of the topic being discussed.

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